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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M, HUG-HES, OF BROOKLYN, AssIcNoR OFONE-I-IALFYTO EDWARD N.DICKERSON, JR, OF'N YORK, N..Y.

COMPOUND TABLE-SALT 0R CONDIMENT.

erasures-non [arguing part of Letters Patent as. 352,465, dated November9, less; Application-filed July 18,'1884. Serial K0; 138,065. (Nospecimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it-known that 1, JOHN M. Events, of

BrooklymNew York,have;iuvented a new and useful Mixture of Salt 'andPhosphate of Lime for Table Use as a Condiment for Seasoning Food, ofwhich the following is a specificacommon table-salt with a comparativelysmall' tio n.,

My improvement; consists of a mixture of percentage of finely-powderedphosphate of lime.

possesses the further useful quality .of .cou-

stantly retaining its granular CQDditi01l,S0thflt it may always bereadily shaken out of the salt -bottles .with perforated tops or covers,

which are 'now in general use. .The powdered phosphate ofi lime. may bemixed by any suitable mechanical means with common salt, powdered, or insmall crystals, or ingranulated condition. i

The proportion of phosphate of lime in 11 mixture may be variedaccording to the oil mate in which the condiment is to be used Thus in avery dry climate one percent., b1 weight, of the'pho'sphate of lime willbe suffi 'cient to prevent tiles-alt from caking; but low general use Iprefer to employabout three pe: cent. As, however, the phosphate of limei: a valuable food constituent, itmayfifdesired be used instill largerproportion.

In preparing-my mixture I prefrably llSl the calcii phosphasprzccipitata of the Dis 'p'ensatory of the United States of America.

I claim usury inventionlhe herein-described mixture as a condi ment fortable use, the same consisting .of com mon table-saltin' granularcondition and po-w dered phosphate of lime.

JOHN-M. HUGHES.

Witnesses:

. P. E. DEVY,

RALPH L. Coon.

